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Meta Reportedly Adds Four More Researchers from OpenAI

Meta is intensifying its recruitment efforts by bringing in more talent from OpenAI. Following the recent hiring of prominent OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, new reports indicate that Meta has added…

Lotus Considers Moving UK Production to the US

Sportscar manufacturer Lotus is reportedly reviewing plans to shift production away from its UK headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk, to a new facility in the United States. Such a move could…

Meta Acquires Over 1 GW of Renewable Energy to Power Data Centers

Meta has significantly increased its renewable energy holdings with new agreements adding more than 1 gigawatt of solar and wind power capacity. On Thursday, Meta announced a purchase of 791…

BBC Launches Paid Subscription Service for US Website Users

The BBC has introduced a subscription paywall for users accessing its website from the United States. Starting now, US visitors to BBC.com will need to pay $49.99 annually or $8.99…

Elon Musk Reportedly Dismisses Tesla’s Top Sales Executive

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s vice president responsible for sales and manufacturing in North America and Europe, has reportedly been fired by CEO Elon Musk, according to Forbes. The reasons for Afshar’s…

Jeff Bezos Reportedly Reaches Out to Trump Following Public Feud with Musk

Jeff Bezos appears to be leveraging the recent public feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The Amazon founder has…

Xiaomi Shares Surge to Record Highs Following Strong Response to New EV Undercutting Tesla

Shares of China’s Xiaomi, listed in Hong Kong, jumped more than 5% on Friday, reaching a record high just one day after the company unveiled its new electric vehicle that…

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Meta in Copyrighted Books AI Training Lawsuit

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, who alleged the company unlawfully trained its AI models using their copyrighted…

Meta Skips SF Pride as Tech Industry Pulls Back from Public LGBTQ+ Support

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once personally ensured Facebook’s participation in San Francisco Pride, the largest LGBTQ+ parade and a symbol of advocacy and social justice. In 2015, when Facebook’s real-name…

Nvidia CEO Huang Sells $15 Million in Stock, Initiates $873 Million Sale Plan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock on Friday and Monday, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The sales are…

Amazon to Invest Over $4 Billion to Expand Prime Delivery in Rural US Areas

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to more than 4,000 small cities and towns across rural America. This expansion will bring faster…

TikTok’s Parent Company ByteDance Closes Brief Book Publishing Arm

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is winding down its book publishing imprint, 8th Note Press, according to industry reports. The press was launched in 2023 as an extension of…

Apple Considers Partnership with Perplexity AI Amid Siri Delays

While Apple remained silent on AI during its WWDC 2025 keynote, Bloomberg reports that internally, the company is actively exploring options to strengthen its AI capabilities. Discussions led by Apple’s…

Amazon Plans £40 Billion Investment in the UK Over Next Three Years

Amazon revealed plans to invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the UK over the next three years. This funding will go toward building four new fulfillment centers, upgrading existing facilities,…

Apple Faces New Siri AI Lawsuit Filed by Shareholders

Apple is being sued again over delays in its Apple Intelligence features, this time through a federal securities class-action lawsuit. The suit represents investors who purchased Apple shares between June…

Tesla Secures First Contract to Build China’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery Power Plant

Tesla has signed its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China, marking a significant move amid ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company…

Microsoft Reportedly Set to Lay Off Thousands Next Month

Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs in the coming weeks, according to sources familiar with the plans reported by Bloomberg. The announcement is expected early next month, coinciding…

Meta Tried to Acquire Ilya Sutskever’s $32 Billion AI Startup, Now Plans to Hire Its CEO

After Meta’s $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI last week, which included hiring founder Alexandr Wang, the company’s aggressive AI talent push has expanded to include Daniel Gross, CEO of…

OpenAI’s $200M DoD Contract May Put Pressure on Partner Microsoft

OpenAI announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded it a contract valued up to $200 million to develop prototype systems that leverage its advanced AI models…

DHL Express to Halt Operations Nationwide Due to Strike and Lockout

DHL Express Canada is set to suspend operations across the country this week amid an ongoing strike and lockout involving 2,100 truck drivers and other workers. The company announced it…